Following its innovative “cellphone tower in space” announcement, Elon Musk’s Starlink is now working on something more grounded. While the company has its expertise in satellite communication and internet connectivity, it might be launching a new WiFi 6 router soon. So here are all the details.

Starlink WiFi 6 Router certified on FCC and IMDA

SpaceX’s Starlink is apparently working on a new WiFi 6 router, which was spotted on the IMDA and FCC database. The IMDA certification revealed that it carries the UTR-232 model number and was listed as a low power WLAN device. On the other hand, the FCC listing confirmed that it will utilize the same wireless bands as other WiFi 6 routers.

It also adds that the upcoming router features two built in LAN ports and will house two power adapters, namely UTP-231L and UTP-232C. The UTR-232 Wi-Fi 6 router is likely a finalized version of the UTR-231 Wi-Fi 6 router, which is a Gen 3 mesh router. To recall, the UTR-231 is expected to be an accessory for existing Starlink customers to boost their connectivity with Starlink’s coverage.

In the past, Starlink’s dish came bundled with the Gen 1 and Gen 2 WiFi routers that only supported the WiFi 5 standard. The upcoming Gen 3 mesh router supporting WiFi 6 means that users can expect much faster broadband speeds. Apart from this, users also gain access to faster broadband speeds, improved energy efficiency on mobile phone devices, and lesser bandwidth congestion. This is all the information we have at the moment, so stay tuned for more updates.

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ZTE has an event scheduled for March 30 and it appears it is going to be a big one. So far, it has confirmed it will unveil its new android user interface called MyOS, announce the ZTE S30 Pro smartphone and the ZTE Watch GT smartwatch. Today, it has revealed that it will also announce a smart tag called the ZTE P3, a smart home camera, and two new routers. It also revealed a few details about each product.

ZTE P3 Smart Tag

Quite a number of manufacturers have jumped into the smart tag business. Samsung announced its own smart tags earlier this year alongside the Galaxy S21 series. OPPO is also working on its own smart tag but it is yet to launch.

On March 30, ZTE will announce its own which will launch as the ZTE P3. The attached image shows the smart tag has a square form factor with a gray/black finish. ZTE says it is light and portable and has an ultra-long standby time. It also uses a multi-mode high-precision positioning system for the real-time location of pets and kids. More details should be revealed at the launch event.

ZTE K3 Smart Home Camera

The ZTE K3 is a smart home camera that will also be unveiled on that day. The camera supports 1080p recording, has a 360° panoramic view, human detection, and infrared night vision. The camera has a white cylindrical shape with a dome at the top that houses the camera sensor.

ZTE AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Router

The ZTE AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 router is one of two routers that will be announced on March 30. the router has four high-gain antennas that ZTE claims can help it cover a range of 130,000 square meters, the equivalent of 18 standard football fields. It also uses zLink Boost technology which allows a user to combine two network providers simultaneously for faster speeds.

ZTE AX5400 Wi-Fi 6 Router

The ZTE AX5400 Wi-Fi 6 Router is a more advanced router with support for simultaneous use of 5G and broadband for dual-gigabit connections. It also has NFC for one-touch connection.

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A couple of weeks ago, along with the Mi 11 flagship smartphone, Xiaomi had launched its Mi Router AX6000 in the Chinese market which comes with support for the Wi-Fi 6 Enhanced wireless technology.

While it’s been a few days since the Mi 11 smartphone went on sale in China, the company has now started selling the Mi Router AX6000 in China from today. It is priced at 599 yuan, which roughly converts to $93.

The device has a wireless rate of 6000 megabytes — the highest rate in the current Xiaomi router series. It also supports 4K QAM and 2500M full-speed network port and other technologies and configurations, claiming to bring a speed experience different from previous Wi-Fi 6 routers.

Thanks to Wi-Fi 6 Enhanced technology, it supports 4×4 160MHz bandwidth. Compared with the current mainstream WiFi 6 4×4 80MHz bandwidth, the bandwidth of this current version is doubled and also offers multi-device connectivity.

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It can compress data density and increase the amount of data transmitted at the same time by 20 percent compared to the previous generation of 1024 QAM. The network port also supports WAN/LAN switching. When using the LAN port mode, it can be combined with a NAS high-speed family private cloud disk, and the high-speed WiFi 6 network can play high-definition videos smoothly.

Powered by a Qualcomm chipset, the device comes with 512MB of RAM and supports simultaneous access of 248 devices. The Mi Router AX6000 has six independent signal amplifiers and Xiaomi Mesh networking, helping the device cope with various complex house types and achieve full house coverage without dead ends.

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Earlier this year, Xiaomi announced its first Wi-Fi 6 router, dubbed Xiaomi AIoT AX3600, along with the Mi 10 series flagship smartphones. Soon after the announcement, the device went on sale in China for 599 yuan, which is about $92.

Now, keeping up with the launch schedule, the company is gearing up to launch a new router along with the upcoming Mi 11 lineup, which is expected to be an Enhanced Version of the current AX3600. Ahead of the launch of this new router, the current device has received a price cut in China.

It has been confirmed through a listing on JD.com that the Xiaomi AIoT AX3600 will be available for purchase in China for 499 yuan (approximately $76) from 1st January.

As for the upcoming Enhanced Version, the company’s executive has revealed that it will have twice the bandwidth support and transmission information density has been increased by 20 percent, along with offering 2.1 times faster network speed.

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To remind you of the details of the Mi AIoT Router AX3600, it is a flagship product in this category from Xiaomi. It is powered by Qualcomm’s IPQ8071A chipset that has four Cortex-A53 cores and is clocked at 1.0GHz. The chipset on the device is paired with 512MB of RAM and 256MB of internal storage.

Xiaomi says that up to 248 devices can be connected to the router. The router comes with 7 high-gain antennas where one of the antennas is an IoT device antenna, two are 2.4GHz antennas and the remaining five are 5GHz antennas. It supports OFDMA technology (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access) which allows it to send data to multiple terminal devices using only one transmission.

The Mi AIoT Router AX3600 works with the Mijia app and it automatically detects IoT devices from the surroundings, allowing users to set up via one-click configuration. It can also be controlled through a dedicated WiFi App which has been updated with new features such as real-time notification when a device connects or disconnects from the network.

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Xiaomi and its sub-brand together have launched three Wi-Fi 6 routers so far — AX3600, AX1800, and Redmi AX5. Today, the company has announced that all the Wi-Fi 6 routers will get upgraded to support mesh networking.

Along with that, the Redmi AX5 router has also started receiving a new firmware update which can be installed through the Xiaomi Wi-Fi application. It remains to be seen what changes does the latest firmware version brings.

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With mesh networking support, there can be multiple routers in the household to create a hybrid network that covers the entire house. It can be configured through automatic synchronization and a new router can be added in just one step, without the need to reset the network.

As for the routers, the Xiaomi AIoT Router AX3600 is available for purchase in China for a price of 599 yuan, which roughly converts to $86. The recently launched Mi Router AX1800 is a bit cheaper, costing 299 yuan, which is about $46.

On the other hand, Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi also debuted its first Wi-Fi 6 compatible router last month, dubbed as Redmi AX5. It is priced at 229 yuan, which is around $32, making it the cheapest Wi-Fi 6 router from the company so far.

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As promised, Xiaomi-backed Redmi has today officially launched its new router in its home country China — Redmi AX5 Wi-Fi 6 router. This also marks the launch of the company’s first Wi-Fi 6 router.

The Redmi AX5 Wi-Fi 6 Router is priced at 229 yuan which roughly converts to $32. The device will be up for pre-orders in China from 10th June, i.e. tomorrow at 10:00 AM local time and will soon be available for purchase.

The new router comes with four independent signal amplifier antennas, increasing the signal strength by 4dB and increases the coverage by 50 percent. As per the company, it can download an HD movie in just eight seconds, at 1775Mbps speed, which is about 52 percent faster than Wi-Fi 5.

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It also comes with support for Mesh Networking and Mixed Networking with Xiaomi’s own Wi-Fi 6 routers. For those who are unaware, Xiaomi has so far launched two Wi-Fi routers in the market this year — Mi Router AX1800 and Mi AIoT Router AX3600.

This Redmi AX5 Wi-Fi 6 Router comes powered by the Qualcomm‘s penta-core enterprise-class chipset, manufactured using the 14nm node process. It also includes an independent NPU for hardware-level acceleration.

The company has also confirmed that the device is optimized to connect with 128 devices, including smart home products. It’s also safe to assume that the settings on the router can be controlled or adjusted using a smartphone application.

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Redmi has expanded its product lineup beyond smartphones and now the company is gearing up to launch yet another product under its routers after the company had launched the Redmi Router AC2100 last year.

A new Redmi branded router carrying model number AX1800 has passed through the 3C certification process. The certification confirms that the device is a Gigabit dual-band router.

Apart from this, nothing is known about this upcoming product. However, one thing is sure that the Wi-Fi 6 router from Redmi will be priced lower than the similar router from Xiaomi which was launched recently.

Last month, along with the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro smartphones, Xiaomi had also launched Mi AIoT Router AX3600 in China. It is a flagship router from the company which comes powered by Qualcomm’s IPQ8071A chipset and is coupled with 512MB of RAM and 256MB of storage capacity.

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The chip has four Cortex-A53 cores and is clocked at 1.0GHz. It also has a 1.7GHz dual-core NPU for network acceleration which is why it is marketed as a 6-core chip. Xiaomi says up to 248 devices can be connected to the router.

It has 7 high-gain antennas where one of the antennas is an IoT device antenna, two are 2.4GHz antennas and the remaining five are 5GHz antennas. As per Xiaomi, the AIoT antenna also supports dual-frequency and provide speeds of up to 150Mbps for IoT devices.

The Xiaomi AIoT Router AX3600 supports WPA3 security protocol and IPv6. It has four ethernet ports on the back and ships with a 12V 2A power adapter. It comes in Black color option for a price of ¥599 (approximately $86).

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In a recent press conference held by Huawei, the Chinese tech giant announced that its routers had crossed 12 million units in shipment in 2019 alone. The announcement was made by Zhi Hao, the President of Huawei’s Consumer business IoT product line.

According to the senior executive, the tech giant had achieved the 12 million unit shipment in 2019, with products priced over 200 Yuan (roughly 28 US Dollars) having the most dominant share. Notably, online sales accounted for this and 2019 as the sales up by 139 percent over 2019. This includes the company’s routers with the latest Wi-Fi 6 standards.

For those unaware, Wi-Fi 6 is the latest generation in the standards. One of the biggest improvements it has made is the introduction of 5G technology. In other words, it has two high and two low bandwidths (high bandwidth, high concurrency, low latency, low power consumption). This also translates to an overall faster networking speed support, with better and wider coverage over the previous generations.

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As of right now, Huawei is one of the leading figures in Wi-Fi 6 routers and other AIoT products. 2019 saw the breakout of the technology while 2020 is already witnessing a more widespread commercial adoption. This means that 2020 may surpass even 2019 with its overall router sales figures, although thee recent coronavirus outbreak might have certain negative impacts on sales as well.

Huawei also used the press conference as a stage to talk about its new Wi-Fi 6+ technology. The new routers are based on a self developed custom chipset. It will also soon be found in Huawei smartphones, tablets, smart displays, and other terminals and routers as well. The new chipset is dubbed that Kirin W650 and takes advantage of the company’s end to end dynamic narrow bandwidth technology.

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2020 has already seen its fair share of popular technological trends. In smartphones, UFS 3 storage is becoming a flagship standard alongside LPDDR5 memory. Similarly, Wi-Fi 6 standard is now quickly becoming the norm as well, both in smartphones and in WiFi routers. Now, a report suggests that the Wi-Fi 6 market share is being dominated by Huawei in China and globally to a certain degree.

According to Dell’Oro, a research and analytics firm, Huawei products with Wi-Fi 6 ranked first with 49.7% of the total market share in China. Across the globe (excluding North America), the Chinese tech giant had a market share of 39% in the international market. This report was titled under Q3 of 2018 to 2019. Huawei was the first to launch Wi-Fi 6 branded products back in 2019 when the standard officially launched.

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Notably, the company was already well ahead of the competition with various patents and proposals being submitted to the 802.11ax standard group. Huawei accounted for about 163 such proposals, which accounted for 15% of all proposals. This was the highest contribution from any vendor. The company is also a pioneering figure in 5G infrastructure and equipment, so it comes as no surprise that its expertise extends to include the new WiFi standard.

Recently, the company launched its AX3 series of Wi-Fi 6 routers. The reason for their specific mention is due to its properties since it was the first smart Wi-Fi 6 router. This was launched last month on 24th February 2020 and was known for its large bandwidth of 1024-QAM and 160MHz. Meaning, it was a dual band router with speeds as high as 3000Mbps (2.4GHz600Mbps + 5GHz 2400Mbps).

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Xiaomi has finally confirmed that it will announce its new Wi-Fi 6 router, the Xiaomi AIoT AX3600 at the Xiaomi Mi 10 online launch event on February 13. The existence of this router was first revealed by Digital Chat Station a couple of days back. But today, the company also revealed that the new router will be based on the Qualcomm Networking Pro 600 Wi-Fi 6 platform, which is essentially built for enterprise-grade routers.

Xiaomi has highlighted that the Mi AIoT AX3600 Wi-Fi ax router is the first to use an enterprise-grade platform for the consumer market. In the image shared on the company’s Weibo account, we can see that this router will be powered by Qualcomm’s IPQ8071 platform. The chipmaker explains that this platform is “the ideal architecture for retail routers, two-radio mesh networking systems, broadband gateways, as well as enterprise and carrier-class applications.”

The new-age Wi-Fi 6 promises to optimize power consumption and coverage capabilities of a router with support for high-speed concurrent connections. Other benefits of this new-generation connectivity include lower overall latency and high rate of data transmission.

We can expect more details about the new router in the next couple of days. It will officially launch alongside the Mi 10 series at an online-only event in China on Thursday, February 13.

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